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Show at the house when Mrs Riley threw hot water upon his father. He said that the woman first threw a cup of hot water upon his father and that, within a few minuies after, she returned re-turned with a kettle of water and threw it at the father. The boy stated stat-ed that his father did not 6trlke the woman, but threw up his hand against the kettle to prevent Mrs Riley from hitting him and throwing the hot water wa-ter upou him. Calvin also stated that a part of the hot water struck his father in the fice and on his body and that his father whs also struck In the face with the kettle The defendant's gocd reputation for peace and qu.et in the community in which he lives was proved by a number num-ber of prominent businessmen and by tanners or Eden, Plain City and Hooper. Hoop-er. The case took im the time of the court nearly all day yesterday and until about 11 o'c'oek this morning. STREETER IS : DECLARED NOT GUILTY Tho trial of the state against Geo. C. Streeter was concluded at about 10:30 this morning and the jury, after af-ter being out only a few mlnutos returned a verdict of not guilty. The testimony of Mr. Streeter In liis own behalf was that when Mrs. IUlcy threw the kettle of hot water at him he simply undertook to protect pro-tect himself against her assault and that ho had no Intention of harming her and that he did not mako an attack with a chisel. The evidence given by Mrs, Strcot er, wlfo of the defendant, was that Mrs. Riley was an undesirable tenant aud that she had hoen refused a loaso on the prcmlsos, but that through the instrumentalities of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Gray, tsho had found her way to the house, and was occupying It. She also stated that on the day of the trouble Mrs. Riley had forbid-deu forbid-deu her enterLn? the place. Mrs. Streeter said she had a prospective teuant to whom she desired to show tho hou!e. Calvin Streeter, the 14-yenr-old son of tho defendant, stated that he was |
